Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Start of Summer

Hi Everyone,

We hope your summer is off to
a great start!

In this blog post:

* Media Brand Workshop
* Forward Thinking Museum's Artist Level Photography Contest
* Script-a-thon
* Global eBook Awards
* Recent & Upcoming Travels / Events

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* Media Brand Workshop

We call this a happy experiment and
half way through the year we've seen
an amazing amount of progress and
success with our participants & alum.

Our next session starts July 11th
You can join us for 1 month ($150),
3 months ($350) or 6 months ($600)

In this program I read, review, consult,
teach and facilitate a dynamic community
of content creators working across
media platforms (film, tv, publishing,
gaming, traditional media, new media
& social media).  It's all done with
teleseminars, MP3, handouts, on line
community & private phone consults.

Learn more at:
http://www.mediabrandworkshop.com 

We've also had some terrific interviews recently
as part of our Media Brand Workshop Guest
Interview Series.
You can check out the MP3s at:
http://mediabrandworkshop.wordpress.com/guest-interviews/

Among them were:
Peter Fahrani & Wayne Maugans of the Forward Thinking Museum
Anne Norda, Creator of Script-a-thon
Dan Poynter, Book Futurist

Here's more information on the great
opportunities for photographers,
screenwriters and eBook authors
that they are offering:

* Script-a-thon
Starts July 1
Script-a-thon is a month long writing
or rewriting marathon and contest.
http://www.thescriptathon.com 
On Twitter @scriptathon

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* Global eBook Awards
Deadline June 30
Submit your eBook for consideration
in any one of multiple catergories.
This is a great way to get exposure,
marketing tips, and support.
http://www.awardsforebooks.com  

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* Forward Thinking Museum's
Artist Level (18 and over) Photography Contest
Deadline June 30  
http://www.forwardthinkingmuseum.com/contest_photo_artist.php

If you think your photos could inspire
social change or if you have
photographer friends who do, we invite
you to take a closer look.
No cost to enter.
3 photos required.
Great prizes & potential exposure.
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There is also an upcoming Student Level
(13 to 18 years old) Photography Contest
Deadline October 31
http://www.forwardthinkingmuseum.com/contest_photo_student.php
www.forwardthinkingmuseum.com

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* Recent & Upcoming Travels / Events

In the past month we've gone to
Book Expo, Produced By Conference,
Script Pipeline's Secret Door Pitchfest,
Great American Pitchfest, Steve Kaplan's
Comedy Intensive, NATPE's PitchCon,
SF Peace & Hope Literary Magazine Event,
and the Santa Barbara Writers Conference.

We've had a great time meeting
with friends, colleagues, clients
and Media Brand Workshop participants
& alumni.

Our upcoming travels include
trips to San Diego, Orange
County, SF Bay Area, DC/Philly
& New York City.  There is
also early discussions about
travels to the UK & Europe
this Fall.  As always, as
we can work it out, we
like to be in touch and meet
up along the way.

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You can find us on LinkedIn in the
Group - Media Brand Workshop
On Facebook at Creative Convergence
and now part of BranchOut
On Twitter
@creativecvg
@yourmediabrand

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To your success,

Philippa





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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Even More Fun Stuff In June

Hi Everyone, 
Hope you are well.  It's been a busy and exciting past few weeks.  
I am looking forward to keeping the conversation going in June for our Media Brand Workshop. 
We've got lots of great projects and marketing initiatives underway.  I really appreciate everyone for being so great in developing their projects and connecting and supporting each other.  
In June we'll be putting together a mastermind group for Webseries and another for eBook & Online Book Marketing. 
We are also going to set up Office Hours dedicated to Blogging and another on Amazon/Createspace/Kindle
Tonight's guest is Self-Publishing Guru & Book Futurist, Dan Poynter 
Next Thursday, June 16 our guest is Founder of Script-a-Thon, Anne Norda
Our upcoming calls regular calls are Monday June 13, Monday June 20 & Monday, June 27 
Also look out for the Google Doc to schedule your private consults.  There is a lot going on behind the scenes too!  
I'll also be getting back to those in SF with some more details shortly.  
As a registered participant, if you need to send me material to review (including websites, blogs, articles, audio, video, scripts, manuscripts) please email them to me at: course@creativecvg.com 
Here is the Handout / MP3 from our Welcome/Overview Call - Monday, June 6

Plus check out our blog at www.mediabrandworkshop.com 
Join us in LinkedIn Group "Media Brand Workshop" 

To your success, 
Philippa 
If you haven't yet registered or need to renew your registration, those links can be found below.  
1 Month – (June 2011)
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Monday, June 6, 2011

June's Events, Workshop & Resources

Hi Everyone,

Happy Monday!  I hope June is off to a great start for you!

It's been a busy few weeks with Book Expo America in NYC and then back to LA for the Produced By Conference, Pipeline's Secret Door Pitchfest, Great American Pitchfest & checking in at Steve Kaplan's Comedy Intensive.

Up next is NATPE's Pitchcon (formerly LATVFest), June 9 & 10 followed by two weeks in the San Francisco Bay Area & then the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, June 24.

I'll be blogging about all of these events in the coming weeks at:
www.creativecvg.blogspot.com & www.mediabrandworkshop.com 

I am excited to announce that we'll be starting our June Media Brand Workshop this week.

Tonight, June 6 is our
Welcome/Overview/NYC & LA Event Round Up
Download Handout at:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/MediaBrandWorkshop/Media+Brand+Workshop-6-6-11.pdf

Tomorrow, June 7 is our
Guest Interview with Self-Publishing
Guru & Book Futurist, Dan Poynter
of ParaPublishing
More information can be found on our blog at:
http://mediabrandworkshop.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/guest-interview-67-all-about-ebooks-self-publishing-promotion-with-dan-poynter/

Calls are at 5:30PM PT / 8:30PM ET
Dial In:
712-432-3100
Bridge: 801264

You can also find all of the MP3s of our Media Brand Workshop
Guest Interviews at: http://mediabrandworkshop.wordpress.com/guest-interviews/

There is no cost for these calls.

When you sign up for the workshop we look at: 1) What You've Got
2) What You Want 3) Market Realities & Opportunities 4) Concrete Next Steps

1 Month is $150

We've been having a lot of great success stories coming from Media Brand Workshop
participants & alumni these past few weeks.

They include:

Congrats to Marilyn Jaye Lewis (Freak Parade) & Charlene Costanzo (The Thirteenth Gift) on
Winning IPPY Awards from the Independent Book Publisher's Association.

Congrats to Kim Kaplan on publishing her eBook, "A Parent's Guide to Early Autism
Intervention" available at: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/59362

Congrats to Niya C. Sisk on publishing her books, "Bragging, Bantering & Brawling"
and "Vignettes of Provence Paintings and Stories" both available on Lulu.com at:
http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/bragging-bantering-bawling/15835288?productTrackingContext=search_results/search_shelf/center/2 and
http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/vignettes-of-provence-paintings-and-stories/15818481?productTrackingContext=search_results/search_shelf/center/1

Congrats to Garden Urthark on publishing his eBook "Other World" available at:
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/51153

Congrats to Alexis Niki on her Webseries "My Bitchy Witchy Paris Vacation" being
invited to the Marseilles Web Fest in October 2011.  She's also in competition
for the International Movie Trailer Festival www.internationalmovietrailerfestival.com
Search Title, Watch Trailer & Vote!

Congrats to Thomas Matt on his new radio show "Boomers Rock" on
Fitnesss Radio, www.ftns.co

We've also got lots of other media, apps, webseries, book, film & TV projects in
the works.

If you are interested in joining us this month or in the future, you can learn more at:
www.mediabrandworkshop.com 

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In other news, some resources that I recommend:

Smashwords
www.smashwords.com 

San Francisco Writers University
www.sfwritersu.com

ScriptPipeline
www.scriptpipeline.com 

The Script-a-thon
www.thescriptathon.com 

ScriptShark
www.scriptshark.com 

NATPE
www.natpe.org

NATPE's PitchConference
www.pitchcon.com

Santa Barbara Writers Conference
www.sbwriters.com 

CreateSpace
www.createspace.com 

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To your success,

Philippa

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